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Smoking prevention funds pulled to pay for jobs program

Governor Strickland pulls nearly all remaining monies from the tobacco companies' settlement away from tobacco cessation and prevention programs to fund a jobs development program. Prevention programs respond and take the governor to court. See the detailed article in the Cincinnati Enquirer, dated April 14, 2008.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: April 17, 2008

April is STD Awareness Month

Take Control. Get the Facts. Get Tested. Links to resources for teens, parents, and teachers, how to properly unroll a condom, newsletters, clinical trials, local services (where to get tested) and statistics can be found at these links.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: April 02, 2008

How to dispose of your prescription medicines

Federal and state guidelines on the proper disposal of presciption medications and over the counter medications are available.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: April 01, 2008

New data on tobacco use, asthma, obesity and diabetes for Cleveland adults and youth

Cleveland Department of Public Health and Case Western Reserve University jointly released new data on tobacco use, asthma, obesity, and diabetes for both youth and adults in Cleveland. This is the first time that such detailed health information has ever been released on both Cleveland youth and adults together.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: March 31, 2008

National Public Health Week (April 7-13, 2008) links climate change to our health

From April 7th through April 12th, local public health agencies will be part of a national effort to make people more aware of how changes in our climate directly affects the health of our communities, our families and our children. See the text for a list of events.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: March 31, 2008

Ohioans quitting cigarettes at a faster rate than US

Fewer Ohio teens and adults are smoking in 2006 than ever before. The decline in the number of people smoking cigarettes from 2001 to 2006 outpaced decreases seen nationally. New policies such as the 2007 statewide ban on indoor tobacco use in public places and ongoing prevention messages may be important factors in this decline. See the report summary by the Ohio Tobacco Research and Evaluation Center (OTREC), located at Case Western Reserve University.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: February 28, 2008

How well is the statewide workplace smoking ban working?

Twenty-nine bars and restaurants surveyed in Ohio before and after the ban went into effect benefitted by a remarkable drop in fine particulate air pollution.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: January 15, 2008

National Influenza Vaccination Week

Edited excerpt from the CDC's announcement.

  • Posted by admin
  • Published: November 23, 2007

CDC reports over a million chlamydia infections in 2006

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states actual infections may be even higher, as many as 2.8 million in the US.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: November 15, 2007

Cleveland ranks among top 5 big cities for teen mothers, maternal smoking, gonorrhea incidence, heart disease and cancer mortality

Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus ranked poorly for lung cancer mortality and maternal smoking among the 54 largest cities in the United States. The Big Cities Health Inventory 2007 report, released in November 2007, provides comparisons of health indicators.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: November 06, 2007

New recalls include toys and baby seats

On October 25th, Mattel Corporation announced new recalls of specific "Go Diego Go" toys. That same day, the Consumer Protection Agency recalled baby car seats made by Bumbo Incorporated (of South Africa) due to safety concerns.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: October 26, 2007

An African Epidemic Shared by American Communities

The BBC reported on an emerging public health threat in Kenya that is already rampant in the US.

  • Posted by admin
  • Published: October 24, 2007

Mattel announces yet a third recall of toys due to lead

The Mattel Corporation has extended its recall of toys to include another 675,000 items, including Barbie and GeoTrax labels. This on the heels of two other recalls of that have identified over 10 million items in total.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: August 14, 2007

Ohio Improves Slightly in Health Care Quality Measures

Ohio's health care measured low-average against the US in 2005, but improved slightly since since the previous year, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

  • Posted by db
  • Published: August 13, 2007

Recall of Canned Food Products from Castleberry's Expands

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health provides links to vital information concerning the recall of chili and other products by Castleberry. Local consumers should be aware of this list of products and brands.

  • Posted by db
  • Published: August 02, 2007
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